Re: Peony question

Noreen,
When people talk peonies, they are usually talking about the lactiflora
hybrids.  Marge mentioned some species in her extensive posting.  There are
some I would love to grow but it is too cold here.  Here are a few you should
try that are only hardy in zones 8 to 10:
Paeonia cambessedesii (Majorcan Peony)
P. mascula  
P. officinalis 
P. peregrina   (Sunshine [syn. Otto Froebel] is an early-flowering
cultivar with vivid deep orange-red flowers)

Kitty

On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:22:49 EST TeichFlora@aol.com wrote:

> May I add that "warmer climates" does not mean
> zones 9 and 10.  None of the 
> warmer climate peonies have been reported to
> grow anywhere south of zone 8 
> here in Texas, anyway, and even zone 8b has
> serious problems with them.  
> Apparently our cold spells aren't long or cold
> enough for them.
> 
> Noreen
> zone 9
> Texas Gulf Coast
> 
> In a message dated 12/13/2002 12:39:30 AM
> Central Standard Time, 
> mtalt@hort.net writes:
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > You're welcome, Theresa.  Since you're in an
> area that probably
> > doesn't get cold enough for many, I did a
> quick scan through my saved
> > Peony-list files and here are some that are
> recommended for hot
> > climates...all say it's best to go for the
> early flowering types and
> > singles will do better than the really blowzy
> marvelous doubles that
> > we all think of when we think 'peony'.  Also
> consensus is that in the
> > south they need part shade (morning sun;
> afternoon shade is best),
> > good, organically enriched soil and
> additional watering - of course,
> > good drainage is a must.
> > 
> > 'Festiva Maxima' - mentioned in many posts as
> growing and flowering
> > well in the south..it does fine for me and it
> gets hot here too quick
> > for the late flowering bomb types as a rule
> and they just blast apart
> > (of course, we have our first major downpours
> just as soon as the
> > peonies open).
> > 
> > 'Charm'
> > 'Paul Fay'
> > 'Pillow Talk'
> > 'Shirley Temple'
> > 
> > lactifloras:
> > 'Kelway's Glorious'
> > 'Kansas'
> > 'Moonstone'
> > 'Chief Wapalo'
> > 'Shawnee Chief'
> > 
> > all other types:
> > 'Coral Charm'
> > 'Laddie'
> > 'Yin Xian Xiu Hong Pao'
> > 
> > Mediterranean species - not hardy in the
> north:
> > Tree peonies:
> > The delavayi complex
> > P. cambessdessica (which may be sorta tricky)
> > P. russi 
> > P. emodi 
> > P. coriacea 
> > P. clusii
> > P. rhodia
> > P.turcica
> > P. parnassica
> > P. cambessedesii 
> > 
> > APS Bulletin reports of of herbaceous peonies
> being grown in
> > Shreveport, Louisiana;
> > Louisville, Kentucky; and Cordova, Alabama. 
> Also in the geographical
> > centre of Georgia.
> > Don't know the USDA zones for these areas.  
> Varieties these authors
> > recommend are:
> > 
> > 'Pico
> > 'Sea Shell
> > 'Sparkling Star
> > 'Bu-te
> > 'Westerner
> > 'Gay Paree
> > 'White Cap
> > 'Miss America
> > 'Mons. Jules Elie
> > 'Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
> > Edulis superba and hybrids 'Red Charm',
> 'Lovely Rose', 'Cytherea, and
> > 'Firelight.  
> > It was suggested that most tree peonies would
> do okay.
> > 
> > P. broteroi 
> > 
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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